Health Benefit Claims
Articles reporting claims for health benefits from drinking teas and herbals. These are not intended to replace advice from your doctor.
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Bottled Tea and Health
Tea is good for you, right? As a matter of fact there are numerous studies out there that have shown that it probably is. But (with apologies to George Orwell) it wouldn’t be too far off the mark to suggest that when it comes to health benefits, some of the teas are more equal than Continue reading
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Black Tea vs. Green Tea
All tea is not created equal. If you’ve been drinking tea for even a short time you’ve probably already figured this one out. Now far be it from me to suggest that health should be the primary consideration when trying to decide what tea to drink. While tea has been shown to have a potentially Continue reading
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Green Tea and Weight Loss
If you do a Web search for the terms “tea” and “weight loss” or “green tea” and “weight loss” you’ll find any number of merchants anxious to convince you of the miraculous ways in which tea and related products can help you to drop pounds. But is there really any basis to these claims? Well, Continue reading
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10 Possible Health Benefits of Rooibos
At this point in time there are probably few who would argue the point that tea can confer a range of health benefits upon those who consume it. Similar claims are made for rooibos, an increasingly popular South African beverage that is gradually making its way into more teacups worldwide. While research on the health Continue reading
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The Good, The Bad, The Iced
We’re just about a month into summer now and it’s pretty much the peak of iced tea season. In the United States, iced tea still makes up the overwhelming majority of tea consumed. Of course, that’s with good reason, as you surely know if you’ve ever downed a glass or five on a sweltering day. Continue reading
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Cautions About Tisanes and Herb-Flavored Teas
Disclaimer: This is not intended as medical advice. Please consult your physician for your particular needs. I get a lot of questions from people asking whether a certain tea, or tisane, is “good” for treating a particular medical condition. While I always tell people that they should drink something because they like the way it Continue reading
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Green Tea And Health: The Ohsaki Study
Tea is good for you. Now that’s a pretty blunt statement but – as you may have noticed if you’ve been reading some of the articles published in these pages lately – there have been a number of studies released over the past decade or so to support this assertion. One of the more noteworthy Continue reading
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Water vs. Tea
By now most of you tea lovers must surely be aware of the fact that tea is the second most popular beverage in the world (or at least this is what we’ve been told). At the top of this particular heap, of course, is good old-fashioned water. Putting aside for now the fact that tea Continue reading
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Is Tea Good For You?
I’m sorry if I’m the one who had to break this to you, but tea is apparently not perfect. Amid the seemingly endless flurry of reports on the many positive health benefits that we can realize from drinking tea, you’ll occasionally run across one or two not so good reports. For instance, it’s said that Continue reading
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Review of Republic of Tea Get Lost
Name: Get Lost Brand: Republic of Tea, part of the “Be Well Red Tea” line of tisanes Type: Herbal tisane, Rooibos Form: Paper teabags, stringless Review: The “Be Well Red Tea” line of tisanes from the Republic of Tea combine caffeine-free, antioxidant-rich rooibos with herbs reputed to address various wellness concerns. While the efficacy of Continue reading
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